NOIRLab: Dual Quasars Blaze Bright at the Center of Merging Galaxies
Astronomers using an array of ground- and space-based telescopes, including Gemini North on Hawai‘i, have uncovered a closely bound duo ...
NOIRLab: ‘Taffy Galaxies’ Collide, Leave Behind Bridge of Star-Forming Material
The Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, captured this dazzling image of ...
NOIRLab: Astronomers Discover Closest Black Hole to Earth
Black holes are the most extreme objects in the Universe. Supermassive versions of these unimaginably dense objects likely reside at ...
NOIRLab: Record-Breaking Gamma-Ray Burst Possibly Most Powerful Explosion Ever Recorded
In the early-morning hours of 14 October 2022, astronomers using the Gemini South telescope in Chile operated by NSF’s NOIRLab ...
NOIRLab: Sharpest Image Ever of Universe’s Most Massive Known Star
By harnessing the capabilities of the 8.1-meter Gemini South telescope in Chile, which is part of the International Gemini Observatory ...
AURA and NSF’s NOIRLab Acknowledge Hawai‘i House Bill 2024
The International Gemini Observatory, a program of the National Science Foundation's (NSF’s) NOIRLab, which operates the Gemini North telescope on Maunakea, and its management ...
NOIRLab: Gemini North Telescope Helps Explain Why Uranus and Neptune Are Different Colors
Astronomers may now understand why the similar planets Uranus and Neptune are different colors. Using observations from the Gemini North ...
NOIRLab: Sidewinding Young Stellar Jets Spied by Gemini South
Sinuous stellar jets meander lazily across a field of stars in new images captured from Chile by the international Gemini ...
STScI: Capturing All That Glitters in Galaxies with NASA’s Webb
An international research team will survey the stars, star clusters, and dust that lie within 19 nearby galaxies ...
NOIRLab: Precise Insights into the Supermassive Black Hole in the Milky Way’s Heart
Astronomers have made the most precise measurements yet of the motions of stars around the supermassive black hole at the ...
NOIRLab: Astronomers Uncover Briefest Supernova-Powered Gamma-Ray Burst
Astronomers have discovered the shortest-ever gamma-ray burst (GRB) caused by the implosion of a massive star. Using the international Gemini ...
NOIRLab: Black Hole Pairs Found in Distant Merging Galaxies
Astronomers have found two close pairs of quasars in the distant Universe. Follow-up observations with Gemini North spectroscopically resolved one ...
